FIN 305 Study Guide - Final Guide: Net Present Value

Problem 1

All Techniques- Decision among mutually exclusive investments. Pound industries is attempting to select the best of three mutually exclusive projects. The initial investment and after tax cash inflows associated with these projects are shown in the following table

Cash flow Project A Project B Project C

Initial investment (CF) $80,000 $110,000 $110,000

Cash inflows (CF), T=1 to 5 $25,000 $37,000 $38,500

Calculate the payback period for each project

Calculate the net present value (NPV) of each project, assuming that the fimrm has a cost of capital equal to 11%

Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) for each project

Indicate which project you would recommend

A-the payback period of project A is ___years

the payback period of project B is ___years

the payback period of project C is ___years

B-the NPV of project A is $____

the NPV of project B is $____

the NPV of project C is $____

C- The IRR of project A is _____

The IRR of project B is _____

The IRR of project C is _____

D- which project would you recommend?

Project A

Project B

Project C

Problem 2

IRR, investment life, and cash inflows Oak enterprise accepts projects earning more than the firms 15% cost of capital. Oak is currently considering a 10 year project that provides annual cash inflows of $50,000 and requires an initial investment of $328,300

Deter the IRR of the project is it acceptable

Assuming that the cash inflos continue to be $50,000 per year how many additional years would the flows have to continue to make the project acceptable (that is, to make it have an IRR of 15%?

A. the project IRR is ___%

Is the project acceptable?

Yes or no

B. assuming that the cash inflows continue to be $50,000 per year the number of additional years the flows would have to continue to make the project acceptable at the 15% discount rate is ____ additional years

C) with the given life, initial investment and cost of capital the minimum annual cash inflow that the firm should accept is $______

Q6) Assume yourself as a financial analyst for the Great Land Company. Then, the director of capital budgeting asks you to analyse two proposed capital investments named Project A and Project B. Each project has a cost of 900,000 birr, and the cost of capital (the required rate of return) for each project is 10%.  The information on the projects’ expected net cash flows are as follows with the present value of 1 birr at 10%.

Required:

1. Calculate each project’s payback period (PBP) and determine which project is preferable as per PBP results. (2 pts)
2. Calculate each project’s net present value (NPV). (2 Pts)
3. Determine and justify which project or projects should be accepted as per NPV results if they are independent projects. (2Pts).
4. Determine and justify which project or projects should be accepted as per NPV if they are mutually exclusive projects. (2Pts).
5. Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) for each project and determine whether the projects are accepted or rejected as per IRR result and also determine which project is preferable based on IRR. (2Pts)
6. Discuss the relative strengths and limitations of the capital budgeting decision criteria that you have used above (Payback period, NPV and IRR).( 3Pts)

ABC is evaluating a new project. You are the manager and need to make a decision: Calculate all four capital budgeting techniques A. Net present value, B. Internal rate of return (IRR), C. Payback period for each of the following projects. D. Profitability Index. The firm requires a rate of return of 14 percent Which project(s) should be purchased if they are independent? Which project(s) should be purchased it they are mutually exclusive? Year Project Alpha Project Beta 0 $(270,000) $(300,000) 1 120,000 0 2 120,000 (80,000) 3 120,000 555,000